City of Las Vegas utility customers can once again pay their bills at City Hall. The payment center at City Hall, 1700 North Grand, has re-opened and will be accepting payments from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, though it will be closed during the lunch hour. The payment center is for payments only. Payments can still be made. at the Utility Department on 12th Street from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A former city of Las Vegas employee who told police she was “going through tough times” has been charged with embezzlement and other crimes for allegedly diverting city bank deposits for her own use.

The former employee, Dorrie Gurule, worked in the city’s solid waste department. Gurule, 53, who lives on the 1000 block of Grand Avenue, is facing 16 counts of embezzlement and one count each of fraud and tampering with evidence.

Air Force plans for low-level night-time training flights over northeastern New Mexico and southern Colorado drew unanimous opposition from the dozens of area residents who spoke during a community forum held here Tuesday evening.

About 150 people attended the forum — the second highest turnout for the 15 meetings held by Cannon in New Mexico and Colorado.

City Manager Timothy Dodge says it’s time to start gearing up for the transition to the home rule charter that is slated to take effect after the next municipal election in March, but he’s concerned that the questions that have been raised about its validity have yet to be resolved.

“It’s an unanswered question, and I somehow need to bring closure to this,” he told the city’s governing body during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.